More wood (and my feet lol!):Stabilized Madrone Burl on the right; Stabilized Bookmatched Birdseye Black Cherry Burl on the left-this one really interests me! Both were flattened and sanded up to 220, and shine like glass.He also sent me home with his entire old vacum tank for stabilizing, pump and accessories in exchange for some forging stuff we don't use. Now if I can get my son and his boss who runs a tree company two doors down to save me some of the beautiful burls they cut down every day, I might be in business.

Tim, i cheated when it comes to the way you do it. Router. I clamp the board to a table and clamp another board for a straight edge to run against. It takes a little effort moving and clamping but im now getting nice cutouts.